Concentrations and health risk assessments of heavy metals in fish from the Fosu Lagoon

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 403-410

  Akoto, O ^a   Bismark Eshun, F ^b   Darko, G ^a   Adei, E ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b Ghana Standards Authority   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Estimated daily intakes; Fish; Health risk; Heavy metals; Pollution

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EUROPEAN UNION; FISH; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CENTRAL REGION [GHANA]; FOSU LAGOON; GHANA;

EID: 84897853594     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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